ayyaana

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Sidamo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo ayyaana.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ajˈjaːna/
  • Hyphenation: ay‧yaa‧na

Noun

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ayyaana m 

  1. spirit
  2. feast
  3. grace

Declension

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Declension of ayyaana (masculine)
unmodified modified
predicative ayyaana
nominative ayyaanu ayyaani
genitive ayyaanu*) ayyaani*)
dative ayyaanaho ayyaanira
accusative ayyaana*)
ablative ayyaanunni ayyaaninni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

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  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 64
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “ayyaana”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department
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